First Majestic Silver Short-Squeeze
First Majestic Silver (AG) is the most heavily shorted stock in the precious metals sector, with short interest 22.26% of the float, and $549.19 million of total dollar volume is sold short, according to Marketbeat.
The stock was up 20%+ on Friday due a combination of factors: higher silver prices (SLV) which rose 5.5%, positive news on its Mexican tax situation, and presumably, new buying from the Reddit crowd, and short covering..
Shorts are only just beginning to cover AG positions, and the stock could be on the verge of a massive run - maybe as not as spectacular as what we've seen with GameStop (GME) since that stock was shorted more than 100% of its float, but remarkable in its own right. A stock price of $50 or higher cannot be ruled out, especially if silver makes a run past $30/oz.